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A Fearful woman. A Dominating Beau. Her Neighbors Prodigal Son. Can Christmas bring a miracle this year? Simon Troyer has returned home for the first time in six years. Saddened by painful memories, he looks to God to help him find joy again this Christmas. Ruby Mast is shy and reticent. But she wasn’t always that way. Once she was happy and fun loving, but that was before her husband’s death and before she began courting Vernon Schrock. Now Ruby is nervous, always keeping her small son Peter quiet and obedient. When Simon notices that his mother’s neighbor, is Ruby, a girl he once ...

An Amish woman seeking her path. A grieving widower unable to forget. A pampered child on the road to ruin. Anna Werngerd is of marriageable age expecting one day to wed Simon Fisher. But when She hears about a position housekeeping and caring for a five year old, Anna agrees to take the job, at least until God gives the guidance she is praying for. Amos Chupp is weighed down by responsibility and seeks someone who can care for his house and his daughter and agrees to trial Anna for the job. As she helps the family readjust to a more ordered life, Amos finds himself drawn to her, and Anna ...

An Amish man, a difficult choice and a Christmas snow storm that changes everything. The only man Greta loves is in love with someone one else. And each year Lydia Troyer comes home for Christmas destroying Daniels heart all over again. But the hard news this year is, that Lydia is coming home for good and while Greta’s heart is crushed, Daniel's heart is soaring. As Daniel watches Lydia struggle under the burden of assimilating back into Amish life and caring for her seriously ill mother, he determines to do all that he can to help her. When he offers marriage, Lydia agrees to consider ...

Sarah Fishers life was full and happy until the day her adoptive parents passed away. Her roots hadn’t mattered before, but that was before. ***FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED*** Sarah Fisher’s life changed irrevocably when a fatal accident took the lives of her adoptive parents and broke her bond to the Amish community. Deep in grief, Sarah makes a rash decision which will change her life forever affecting the lives of those who love her. Issac Beiler’s heart is about to be broken. Sarah Fisher is the woman who quickens his breath and gladdens his heart, but Sarah’s decision to ...

Free with Kindle Unlimited Catherine Leaver never knew how rumspringa would change her. Not until it was too late. Catherine is enjoying her rumspringa. When she discovers she has a natural talent that Englischers love, a different Catherine emerges, one that is prideful and selfish. Jacob and Catherine share a love of music, when he presents her with a gift, he hopes to help her, even if it means changing the direction of Catherine’s life. Amos is an animal whisperer, and saves the life of Catherine’s calf. When electricity flows between them, he is smitten, but Catherine’s ...

A serious stranger. A fun loving layabout. A love triangle that will change everything. Nancy Fisher knows exactly what she wants in a husband. She yearns for a husband who can provide stability and seriousness — qualities she finds in Amos Beiler, a young man she meets during Rumspringa. When Amos willingly uproots his life to join her community, Nancy is certain she's made the right choice. Throughout Nancy's life, Peter Esh has been a constant presence, the brother of her closest friend. She was the brunt of many of his childhood pranks. On her return from Rumspringa, Peter falls for ...

At 15, Jenna King has known only neglect and cruelty in her state-run orphanage. A chilling November night changes everything when she discovers hidden cash, setting off a desperate quest for freedom. Caleb Troyer is perturbed when he sees an emaciated young woman disembark from a Greyhound bus. Struck by compassion, he befriends her, offering her refuge and a place in his community. As the Christmas season approaches, love unexpectedly blossoms between Jenna and Caleb, a love that is complicated by Jenna's outsider status and Amish tradition.But when a malicious accusation shatters Jenna's...

The only boy Rebecca Miller ever cared deeply about made his choice years ago when he left the Amish community. Now he is back and has brought a world of trouble with him. Rebecca’s childhood crush has suddenly returned from the Englischer world. But her parents have forbidden her to see him because Caleb Yoder is trouble. Despite her parents guidance Rebecca forms a plan to see Caleb, but soon a startling secret is revealed and Rebecca is thrown into turmoil. As shocking truths surface, the community and Rebecca are left confounded. Has Rebecca been wrong about Caleb? Can broken ...

Katie and Noah were following Gott’s path for their lives when the unthinkable happened. ***FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED*** Katie had dreamed of marrying Noah since before they started courting. Young and in love it seemed as though their lives were fully blessed and Gott was leading them in a path they would follow together. But fate steps in and a terrible event tears them apart, leaving a devastating rift in its wake. Now on the new path that Gott has set for each of them Katie and Noah’s path’s cross again. Is this what Gott intended? Can deep wounds be forgiven and love restored, ...

Abigail Miller wants nothing more than to marry her childhood sweetheart Joe. But something has changed Joe’s mind. Can Abigail win him back? ***FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED*** Abigail Miller’s life seemed perfect. Soon she would be marrying Joe, the man she believed that God had intended for her. But when his cousin Jakob returns to the community from the Englishcher world, Joe becomes troubled and sullen. Offering no explanation to Abigail for his change of heart, Joe sees less and less of Abigail and she is certain the problem is connected to Jakob’s return. When Jakob smothers ...

***Free with Kindle Unlimited*** If there had been any choice, Miriam would not have returned to the Amish Miriam Mast has made up her mind to remain in the English world when she receives the terrible news of her parents passing, which leaves her with no choice but to return to her Amish community. Her seven brothers and sisters need someone to care for them – even if she has no idea how she will manage. Jerimiah Deiner always hoped he would marry Miriam Mast, but Rumspringa changed her and she made it clear that neither he, nor the Amish life, is for her. When he learns of Miriam’s ...

Miriam King is struggling. What Man Could Ever Want a Barren Woman. Especially When the Gossip Begins. A widow at just thirty-seven and never able to conceive, Miriam King has no purpose in life beyond the memories of her beloved husband. Adding to her pain, her close friend Eileen Smoker has recently died. Losing both her husband and friend, so close together, has Miriam deeply depressed, worsening her physical pain. In despair she seeks advice from midwife Lavina Deiner, wife to the healer Samuel. David Smoker is grieving the loss of his wife and also the loss of his good friend Gabriel ...

***FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED*** Despite her deepest wish to be a wife and mother it is clear to everyone in the community that Charity is not marriage material. Charity needs to change. Charity Miller is an excellent cook, a talented quilter and a beautiful woman, yet the men in her community eschew her. Outspoken and dominant, no man can tolerate her. Charity’s mother tells her to resign herself to spinsterhood. But when she meets Gabe King, God begins to work in Charity’s heart. She has one chance for marriage and she must take it and make it work. Gabe is mild mannered and shy. When...

Two Women. One Man. A Vicious Lie. Hearts Will Break. Tessa Lehman, a quiet and shy woman has set her heart on the charming Evan Miller, yet she is too shy to speak with him. When her best friend Susan Chupp offers to break the ice and speak to Evan she willingly goes along, hoping that soon she will overcome her shyness and get to know Evan. Evan is a genial, hardworking young man who is ready to find a wife and settle down. When he meets Susan, he considers her ‘forward’ but is entertained by her amusing stories. Almost before he knows it, he and Susan are dating, and quiet and shy ...

One Boy. Two Worlds. An Unbreakable Bond. Foster child John Harper is torn from the only home he knows with the Zook family and Abigail, the girl he hopes one day to marry. Now, he's thrust into the modern world with a stepfather and a mother he barely knows. Bullied for being different and naïve to the dangers of the modern world, John finds himself at a crossroads, and opts to fit in with the Englisch teenagers. Knowing he can never be part of Abigail’s life he sends her a cruel letter ending their relationship. But as life spirals downwards, John takes increasingly greater risks and ...

A family on the brink of ruin. A miserly man who has lost his way. A small child who believes in the true gift of Christmas. ***FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED*** Widow Martha Lengacher is in deep financial difficulty. With all avenues of revenue exhausted she is in danger of losing her farm and home. Praying to Gott to show her a way out of her difficulties, soon, the Bishop calls on the community to offer support. Neighbor Frederick Wittmer, a bitter and lonely man, has coveted the farm land for some time and rather than lend his support, sees an opportunity to expand his land holdings. In a...

A feisty Amish woman. A stubborn Amish man. An Englishcher baby. Can love be found in the midst of strife? Midwife Ruth has delivered more boppoli’s than she can remember, yet she has been denied the one experience she truly longs for - a baby of her own. When Ruth is charged with fostering an Englischer baby she soon becomes attached, and tongues begin to wag in the Amish community. When Aaron Yoder, Ruth’s neighbor warns her not to become attached to the baby, she comes up with an absurd idea. Seething with rage at the mockery Ruth is making of the Amish community, Aaron's temper ...

Annie Weaver was ready to become Mrs Noah Deiner, until he broke the shocking news. Annie is a plain ordinary farming girl excited by the prospect of marrying Noah the moment she turns eighteen. However when Noah announces that he has a different plan, Annie’s world crumbles and she is forced to consider her place in the world. Devastated by Noah’s actions, Annie flees her community to begin her life anew, knowing she can never have the things her heart truly desires. Daniel Esh is delighted when he meets the newcomer to his community. Although Annie is reserved, Daniel does his best to...

On a wintery morning, close to Christmas, Caleb Miller went out and did not return. When he is finally found, something about Caleb has changed. Christmas will never be the same again. ****FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED**** When Abigail Miller’s husband went missing, she never doubted for a moment that he would be returned to her and her sons. But something has changed in Caleb and he is not her loving husband nor the father to her sons she once knew. On the eve of Christmas when the family prepares to celebrate the season, Caleb makes a shocking decision leaving a wake of heartache and ...

Free to download with Kindle Unlimited Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Mary Knepp served God and her community, but loving her neighbors as God commanded was a difficult task when their delight was to belittle and ridicule her. Mary had carried a torch for Noah since they were children, but Noah was arrogant and practically didn’t acknowledge Mary’s existence. Besides, he was to wed Susan Yoder, who seemed to enjoy taunting Mary at every chance. When a dreadful accident occurs, it is Mary and not Susan who is considered the best choice to enter the Raber house ...